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By Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Before the Minnesota Timberwolves crushed Denver 117-100 on Sunday, coach Rick Adelman, frankly, was fretting. His team was coming off a heartbreaking and body-grinding
By Jeff Shain and Austin Lyon, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — The drought is over. Tiger Woods emphatically ended a 30-month stretch without PGA Tour victory by dominating the field in
By George Diaz, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — The Least Interesting Man on the Planet won a golf tournament Sunday. Tiger Woods. You might have heard of him. (PHOTO: Arnold Palmer Invitational
By Bob Lutz, McClatchy Newspapers – ST. LOUIS — Tyshawn Taylor still hasn’t made a three-point shot in a domed stadium during the NCAA Tournament. He’s 0 for 17. And if you think
By Scott Fowler, McClatchy Newspapers – So the Tar Heels’ season ended Sunday in the Elite Eight with a closer-than-it-sounded-but-still-very-painful 80-67 loss to Kansas. Kansas scored the game’s final 12 points, breaking open
By Jimmy Burch, McClatchy Newspapers – ATLANTA — Baylor’s brief, shining moment as a team on the Final Four radar screen lasted four minutes Sunday in the Georgia Dome. But top-seeded Kentucky quickly
By John Clay, McClatchy Newspapers – ATLANTA — Not even Bourbon Street will know what hit it. Welcome to what promises to be the wildest, craziest, most hyped, most exciting, most nerve-wracking and
By Noam N. Levey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Like most Americans, Lauren Woodard has mixed feelings about President Barack Obama’s health care law. She’s glad the law guarantees that she’ll always
By Jeff Kunerth and Bianca Prieto, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — The rolling outrage over the killing of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager in Sanford, Fla., has found an unifying
Las Cruces, NM – The United States Marshal Service in New Mexico arrested Oscar Oropeza, Monday March 19, 2012 on an outstanding warrant charging him with Criminal Sexual Penetration of a Minor
AMES, Iowa – With the warm, dry winter, the Iowa Department of Transportation’s construction work is off to an early start. Depending on the remaining outcomes of bid lettings through June, the
By Ray Richardson, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – March 25–Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic, diagnosed with bone spurs in his right ankle, said he will consider surgery if his condition does
John Shipley, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – JUPITER, Fla. – One of the major questions of the Minnesota Twins’ spring was whether Josh Willingham would be comfortable in right field. That’s no
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Racers from all over were showing off their hard work during the off season at Southbridge Mall , getting their race cars
In his weekly address, President Obama calls on everyone to tell their elected officials to pass a bipartisan transportation bill that will support American construction workers and our economy. President Obama called
OSAGE – Details are still emerging on a shooting that took place Saturday in Osage. Sources say a woman, Gretchen Crooks, who was a nursing supervisor at Mercy Hospital, was allegedly shot
Boone, Iowa — This morning the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Boone Police Department, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation continue to investigate a shooting incident involving several law enforcement officials. On
CLEAR LAKE – The public fishing dock at Bluebill Wildlife Area has been installed and is open for public use. The access gate to the boat ramp is also open and available
By Emily Bryson York, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Big Macs aren’t going anywhere, nor is the Egg McMuffin. As McDonald’s begins its CEO transition, expect very little to change in the short
By Amanda James, McClatchy Newspapers – CARY, N.C. — Seated in his wheelchair, Nolan Turner, 12, staked out his neighborhood Thursday evening to sell water bottles and raise money to bring his wheelchair
By Matt Stevens And Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — San Francisco police spent Saturday inside the home where five people were found dead, but they have yet to release
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times – SAN DIEGO — A 32-year-old Iraqi immigrant died Saturday, three days after being found beaten into unconsciousness in her home in El Cajon, Calif., with a note near her
By Arelis R. Hernandez, The Orlando Sentinel – SANFORD, Fla. — Members of the New Black Panther Party are offering a $10,000 reward for the “capture” of George Zimmerman, leader Mikhail Muhammad announced
By Tina Susman and Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – SANFORD, Fla. — It has been called “obscene,” “stupid” and the “right-to-commit-murder law.” (PHOTO: Anthony Cage, Ashley Cage, 21, and Prince Cage, 12, gather
By Noam N. Levey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama and his allies gear up to defend the landmark health care law he signed two years ago, they confront
By Michael Doyle and David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will engage this week in a historic three-day showdown over health care, leading to decisions that could ensnare everyone
By Dalina Castellanos, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday morning after waiting more than 20 months on a transplant list, his office
By John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times – NEW ORLEANS — Rick Santorum won handily in Louisiana’s Republican presidential primary Saturday, solidfying his position as Mitt Romney’s last credible challenger as the campaign heads
By Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times – PHOENIX — Rick Pitino coached Louisville past Florida and then, up the ladder, all the way through the net-cutting ceremony. He coached Louisville back from 11
By Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune – BOSTON — Jared Sullinger backpedaled down the court at TD Garden, smiling and soaking in the crowd’s reaction after his shot over a double team bounced around
By Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – If you’ve been through East Park lately, you would have noticed the big pile of rocks and sand sitting on the east
PANORA, Iowa – Alexandria Eckenrod (Fr., Mason City, IA) sits in sixth place after shooting an 83 during the first day of the season opening Iowa Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. Eckenrod shot 39
MASON CITY, Iowa – NIACC baseball is still rolling. The Trojans have run their winning streak up to 15 by winning the first two games of the conference season against rival No.
MASON CITY, Iowa – A freshman-filled NIACC softball team lost both ends of their season opening conference doubleheader against Southwestern Community College on Saturday afternoon, 10-4 in game one and 8-0 in
DES MOINES, Iowa – NIACC Track and field opened their outdoor track season with six Trojans qualifying for the NJCAA National Outdoor Meet and six event wins at the Grand View Viking
By Erika Bolstad, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Supporters of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital, continuing protests that have spanned from Miami schools to New York City and the
By Larry Printz, The Virginian-Pilot – For decades, Detroit automakers have gone unchallenged in a particularly unglamorous segment of the vehicle market: full-size cargo vans. That’s no longer the case, with such competitors
MASON CITY, Iowa – Two-time North Iowa Conference Player of the Year Morgan Fjelstad will join NIACC volleyball next fall. The setter out of Lake Mills earned three-straight 1st Team All-NIC and
By Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers – INTRUDERS (R): Spanish filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (“Intacto,” “28 Weeks Later”) enlists Clive Owen into this horror-thriller about a man trying to keep two children from being
By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press – The Chevrolet Impala full-size sedan is an odd combination: a best-selling car nobody seems to love or even think about much. Chevy hopes to change that